There are special places in America and then there are national treasures worthy of the Smithsonian. I’ve been lucky in this life to be invited to a few of these pristine enclaves. Northeast Harbor, Maine is at the top of the list, along with Cape Cod, and of course Charleston. But there is a place [...]
continue readingSP has just received an invitation to a beach house and it could not come at a better time to escape the heat of town. As I pack my bag to head out of town for the week, I thought a rerun of a popular post would benefit us all. Of all of the elements [...]
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posted on July 14, 2010
There’s no better time to catch up on your thank you notes for all those summer parties and guest house visits. Our factory has cut prices for the month of July and we’re passing it on to you. The usual 35.00 charge to add a return address to the back of your envelope has been [...]
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posted on July 12, 2010
It’s summer. It’s hot, and sometimes it’s just hard to put on clothes, much less a suit. This is the reason social functions have a season. From September to May we don the dress up and head out on the town, when the weather permits us to layer on the articles of a well-dressed man. [...]
posted on July 5, 2010
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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the [...]
posted on July 3, 2010
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Hi SP, I work in a small, predominantly-male office – a digital start-up. The guys are great, but I have to pick my battles when it comes to cleanliness and “smells.” I let a lot go, but this I cannot tolerate any longer. I sit across from one of the guys – our desks literally [...]
posted on June 30, 2010
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SP loves a play on words. The other choice for the title of this post was going to be “Star Mangled Banner”, as this will be devoted to our National Anthem. Ha. You with me? And yes, it would be more appropriate to save this rant, (and yes, brace yourself, the rant is imminent) for [...]
posted on June 19, 2010
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